25
Nov
Archival News
COYOTE POINT MUSEUM PLANS WILDLIFE CENTER
Source: ANN MURAKAMI, Mercury News Staff Writer
By Spring 1991, people will be able to walk on the wild side and rub elbows with Bay Area animals in a new wildlife center at the Coyote Point Museum in San Mateo. Construction is expected to begin later this month for the [...]
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15
Nov
Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - Page updated at 12:00 AM
By Sheila Farr
Seattle Times art critic
Eight American paintings from the collection of the Seattle Art Museum will be auctioned Nov. 29 at Sotheby’s in New York, including “New York Abstraction,” by acclaimed painter John Marin (1870-1953), valued at $600,000 to $800,000. The painting was a gift [...]
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31
Oct
Golden Gate in San Mateo?
Examiner.com -Oct 19, 2006
… and arts museum would blend with the park’s mission and likely bring more visitors to facilities including to the struggling Coyote Point Museum — which is …
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22
Oct
From YubaNet.com
Sci/Tech
Antique Whale Oil Provides Insights to Origin of Pre-Industrial Chemicals
Author: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
Published on Oct 12, 2006, 07:18
One of the last remaining New England whaling ships has provided unexpected insights into the origin of halogenated organic compounds (HOCs) that have similar chemical and physical properties as toxic PCBs and the pesticide DDT. [...]
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22
Oct
CKNW NEWS
North Vancouver waterfront developmentOct, 22 2006 - 3:20 AM
NORTH VANCOUVER/CKNW(980) - North Vancouver’s waterfront will look drastically different thanks to a $500-million dollar make-over.
The old pier site at the foot of Lonsdale will soon be home to a large residential and commercial development - including a site for the proposed national maritime centre.
According to [...]
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15
Oct
Boards juggle wide range of crucial duties Centre Daily Times, PA - Oct 14, 2006 … down with prospective board members, we tell them, besides governance — because you … board must make a $100 donation and sell four museum memberships annually. … |
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06
Oct
Disputed Iowa report sobering Stockton Record, CA - Oct 6, 2006 … On the whole, though, "There is a lack of supportive attractions in Stockton, unlike many other maritime museums that were used for comparative purposes," the … |
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03
Oct
New Denver museum wing opening
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA - 10 minutes ago
AP. DENVER - Architect Daniel Libeskind has upstaged the Rockies with his new wing of the Denver Art Museum, as jagged as the nearby peaks that inspired it. …
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